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Simetta

Buyers who know what to reorder, and why.

Buyers set up vendors, suppliers and items, raise purchase orders by hand, and reorder by Min/Max, order point and EOQ, all against realistic stock and demand in the sandbox.

The mistakes this track trains out

  • PO sent to the wrong supplier for the item

    Wrong cost, longer lead time, a second PO to fix it

  • An item below its minimum never reordered

    A stock-out on something customers buy every week

  • Order point or order quantity keyed wrong

    Reorders land too late, or tie up cash on the shelf

3 modules, 11 skills

Purchasing 1 · Vendors, suppliers and items

Set up who you pay and who you buy from, add and retire items.

  1. Set up a new vendor you'll buy fromVendor Maintenance
  2. A supplier changed its terms of doing businessSupplier Maintenance
  3. Add a new itemItem Maintenance
  4. The supplier discontinued a partItem Maintenance

Ends with a module exam: a random draw of these skills, with fresh data.

Purchasing 2 · Buying

Raise POs by hand, buy from a second supplier when the primary is out, and let Min/Max tell you what to reorder.

  1. Raise a purchase orderPurchase Order Entry
  2. The primary supplier is out: buy from the second oneItem Maintenance
  3. Reorder what's below minimumPO Requirements/Generation
  4. Reorder run with extra for a known jobPO Requirements/Generation

Ends with a module exam: a random draw of these skills, with fresh data.

Purchasing 3 · Inventory control

Set an order point and order quantity, then reorder by OP/OQ and by economic order quantity.

  1. Switch an item to order point / order quantityItem Maintenance
  2. Reorder by order point and order quantityPO Requirements/Generation
  3. Reorder by economic order quantityPO Requirements/Generation

Ends with a module exam: a random draw of these skills, with fresh data.

Questions

What does Simetta’s purchasing training cover?

3 modules and 11 skills: Vendors, suppliers and items; Buying; Inventory control. Each skill is a guided lesson followed by a scored test with different data.

Which ERP screens do trainees use?

Simulated Prophet 21 windows, including Vendor Maintenance, Supplier Maintenance, Item Maintenance, Purchase Order Entry, PO Requirements/Generation. Nothing is entered in your live ERP.

How long does it take?

Most skills take five to ten minutes. The purchasing track is 11 skills in 3 modules, each module ending in an exam, and managers set due dates per module.

Five minutes on the demo will tell you more than this page can.

Play a real lesson, take the scored test, then see what your manager would see.